Senior Director – Farm Services

• Nov 2022 - Present

Director- Farm Services,Primark Sustainable Cotton Programme, India.

• Jun 2020 - Oct 2022

We help global brands source more fairly and sustainably by creating more robust, resilient and successful raw material supply chains.We are committed to transforming the world's cotton for good, working with brands and retailers, as well as the farmers, suppliers, and partners.

Chief Manager- Farm Services

• Nov 2019 - May 2020

. As an Chief Manager – Farm Services responsible for managing overall operations in to Program on Organic farming, Sustainable farming Initiatives, Ethical Trade, Corporate Social responsibility, Niranjanla Agrawal foundation & Business Development. with the responsibilities of: • Develop a plan and strategy for project implementation. • Develop training material and conduct training for technical staff. • Develop partnerships with Retilares & Brands. • Procurement of organic Marketing of products as per Organic & Sustainability standards • Setting up financial systems and overseeing project budgets. • Overseeing the fulfillment of donor-funded Projects. Show less

Program Coordinator

• Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

Program Officer, India

• Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

: Under the line management of the India Operations Manager and the supervision of the Sr.Assurance Manager based in London/ Geneva responsible to deliver the following key responsibilities• Coordination and Collaboration with Stakeholders in India and Policy Engagement.• Training and Capacity Building.• Partnership/Relationship Management.• Contribute to the credibility of the Better Cotton Standard System through credibility checks of PUs.• Providing input into global Assurance processes.• Knowledge Management.• Results and Data Management.Key Role: Liaison with government authorities, local, national and Cotton research institutions in the areas of BCI’s activities. Represented BCI at inter-agency meetings; ensuring implementation of BCI’s Assurance standard frameworks (in the country Especially in central India) Managed Result Indicator data on the input to ensure that the data used for analysis is of the best quality possible; Share data analysis with partners to facilitate learning and encourage the continuous improvement of participating farmers simultaneously monitored changes in national policies that may affect the agricultural sector. Contributed national policy engagement with the aim to embed Better Cotton and assist in the development of a long-term strategy for its continued growth in the country. Frequently traveled in 10 major cotton-growing states across to monitor the activities of Producer Units and support the evaluation of projects & active lead in the training of Implementing Partners.Highlights: Contributed to increase the partnerships/ scale of the projects & expansion of better cotton farmers in the central India region (Maharashtra, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh) during my tenure. Led all the activities for coordination & implantation of agronomic demonstrations across pan India during my tenure at BCI. Show less

Agronomist, Project Management Unit

• Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

Worked as an Agronomist at Government of Maharashtra’s Convergence of Agriculture Interventions in Maharashtra (CAIM) Programme assisted by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) & Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) is being Implemented in distressed districts of Vidharbha. program management of the Sustainable Agriculture component. This includes overseeing and coordinating of grant management, midyear/annual reports all the monitoring and evaluation activities including designing database systems, M&E tracking of indicators and output activities. Highlight: Steered all the activities related to program management & Carried out specific sectoral analysis to bring improvement in the execution of sustainable agriculture-related activities in the project. As an Agronomist implemented sustainable farming initiatives for soybean, cotton, pigeon pea crops with the small and marginal farmers belonging to 186,000 households from the project area. Show less

Project Director

• Nov 2011 - Oct 2013

Worked as a Project Director at India Bio and Agro Pacific Pvt. Ltd, Pune,Maharashtra State,INDIA. (IBAP) work location was Bertoua, Cameroon,Africa The organization, India Bio and Agro Pacific Pvt. Ltd. Is related to Agriculture viz. Sugar factories, Crop Development, Productivity, Quality,Sugar Cane Agronomy, Varietal Programme, Water and Nutrient Management, Plant Protection, Organic Farming, at a global level for the overall development of the farmers with the help of related organizations and Having cordial and smooth relations with farming community. Show less

Project Coordinator - Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Dhule District

• May 2011 - Nov 2011

Worked as a Project Coordinator - Agriculture & Animal Husbandry at Deshbandhu & Manju Gupta Foundation, Dhule Sister Concern of (Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation) under “Change IndiaProgramme” Main objective of this programme is Socio-economic up gradationof rural poor families. This is a participatory programme tocover 1.67 Laks families from the rural area of the Dhule district. Worked as a Project Coordinator - Agriculture & Animal Husbandry at Deshbandhu & Manju Gupta Foundation, Dhule Sister Concern of (Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation) under “Change IndiaProgramme” Main objective of this programme is Socio-economic up gradationof rural poor families. This is a participatory programme tocover 1.67 Laks families from the rural area of the Dhule district.

Senior Research Fellow (SRF)

• Jun 2010 - May 2011

Worked as a Senior Research Fellow under the “Efficient Land Use Based Integrated Farming System for Rural Livelihood Security in Aurangabad,Dhule and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra” sponsored by Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Funded by World Bank New Delhi and implemented at villages viz; Zendeanjan and Laghadwal in Shirpur and Sakri tahsils of Dhule districts. At under H.Q. of CO-PI (NAIP) and Extension Agronomist, Regional Extension Center, college of Agriculture,Dhule. Worked as a Senior Research Fellow under the “Efficient Land Use Based Integrated Farming System for Rural Livelihood Security in Aurangabad,Dhule and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra” sponsored by Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Funded by World Bank New Delhi and implemented at villages viz; Zendeanjan and Laghadwal in Shirpur and Sakri tahsils of Dhule districts. At under H.Q. of CO-PI (NAIP) and Extension Agronomist, Regional Extension Center, college of Agriculture,Dhule.

Sales Supervisor

• Jun 2007 - Dec 2008

Worked as a Sales Supervisor of Reuters Market Light Vertical of Reuters India Private Ltd. INDIA. Worked as a Sales Supervisor of Reuters Market Light Vertical of Reuters India Private Ltd. INDIA.

Field Investigator

• Aug 2006 - Sep 2007

Worked as Field Investigator in International Crops Research Institute forthe Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Worked as Field Investigator in International Crops Research Institute forthe Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)